The absence of information helps fuel speculation. Dots left dangling get connected, whether the dots warrant it or not, and that which might otherwise be viewed as unreasonable comes across as reason...
GM got me to thinking, Mr Editor: General Motors, that is, the car manufacturer that was recoiling under intense scrutiny and withering criticism for those faulty ignition switches that claimed 13 liv...
What’s past is prologue. The bard had it right did he not, Mr Editor? It’s also so much better than saying, again, and again, and again, that what we so often see is what we get, i.e. the same old, sa...
Fissiparous was a word that had readers thumbing through their dictionaries last week, Mr Editor. It had them thinking and talking too. Good. So, too, did the challenge of trying to put toothpaste bac...
Here’s the thing, Mr Editor: ever tried putting toothpaste back in the tube? Try it some time. It isn’t easy. But that is what the OBA Government is facing and they need to be very, very careful here ...
A son remembers his father, Mr Editor, and I do so today with his words, not mine. Rummaging this week through papers he gave me some time ago, I happened to come across a speech which I think he must...
Everyone has a story to tell and most of us quite naturally want our stories to be heard. So for me last week’s march was no surprise. Nor were the numbers of those who took part. Whether we like it o...
It’s ironic really. One party complains about criticism levelled by the other and invariably replies in kind, whether by style or in substance, or both, touching of further rounds of more of the same....
Spare a thought for the Health Minister. He hasn’t been in office four months and grease balls surface on the South Shore. If that isn’t bad enough, the US Consulate issues a travel warning about swim...
A change is as good as a rest, Mr Editor, so this week a break from my usual.
Everyone wants more and few among us desire less. As a general rule I think that’s pretty true. The trouble is that it als...
